The Onion Satire

In honor of tonight being the Academy Awards, I will be discussing an article that “The Onion,” published regarding Leonardo DiCaprio. It is no secret that Leonardo DiCaprio should have won an oscar by this point, and tonight may finally be his big break with his new movie, “The Revenant.” This specific article titled, “Leonardo DiCaprio Hopes He Screamed and Cried Good Enough in ‘The Revenant’ To Win Oscar,” satirizes how hollywood actors are perceived to be petty and unintelligent. To suggest this, the author of this article uses false ethos by incorporating fake Leonardo DiCaprio quotes into his article. In these quotes, the author uses low diction and repetition to imply that DiCaprio is, in fact, is dumb. For example one of the quotes states, “I yelled really loud in this movie when I was angry and I started crying hard after I got upset, so hopefully the guys who choose the winners saw all that and liked it.” The repetition of the word “I” and his low diction of very simple words makes Leonardo seem very uneducated, and his job seem like a joke. These strategies parody a child speaking and implies that acting is somewhat of an elementary task.